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My podcast about brick

Brick is a material obtained from clay, which takes a regular basis (the most common are rectangular) and
then, it is fired at high temperatures (approximately, between 900° C and 1000°C, 1652° F and 1832° F, respectively) into special kilns called tunnel kilns. The features of bricks are:
  • They are easy to manufacture (either by molds or using geometric processes), fire and transport with one hand, because they are lightweight.
  • They are used in masonry, mainly in the lining of facades and walls.
  • Also, clay fired is used for the fabrication of blocks, which haves lots and are used in construction of walls.
  • Standard size for bricks is, approximately, 25 cm by 12 cm by 5 cm thick.

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Tunnel kiln, which is used for firing clay

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Blocks made of clay fired.